After months of legal challenges Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey registered their marriage, giving hope to other same-sex couples in the south Asian country
KATHMANDU, Dec 1: "We all got justice," Babu Dumi, an activist of sexual and minority rights and queer community, said, "Nepal has succeeded in changing its history. We have got justice despite facing challenges.” The marriage of Ram Bahadur Gurung and Surendra Pandey was officially registered in Dordi Rural Municipality of Lamjung on Wednesday. Surendra of Kawasoti Municipality-8 of Nawalparasi and Ram Bahadur of Dordi Rural Municipality-2 of Lamjung got married. This marks the first constitutional same-sex marriage in Nepal. Their marriage was registered on the basis of an interim order passed by the Supreme Court.
KATHMANDU, July 30: Administrative records are important for every citizen to avail state perks and services. The local level reserves the legal right and responsibility to manage personal records including birth, death, and migration of citizens.
KATHMANDU, April 30: After the cancellation of the national identity card management procedure, the government is now preparing to provide Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's IT company to verify the collected details. Schema Technology Pvt Ltd is about to get this opportunity after the government canceled the procedure related to inter-system affiliation which was prepared and implemented earlier by the Department of National Id and Civil Registration (DoNIDCR).
KATHMANDU, April 30: Prakash Rayamajhi, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's IT expert, has objected to the news report that the PM Dahal's IT expert's company has been asked to facilitate the verification of the collected details after the National Identity Card Management Procedure was abolished.